On this day: February 11

2015: Basketball Hall of Fame coach Jerry Tarkanian, one of the most successful coaches in college basketball history, dies at the age of 84 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tarkanian coached at Long Beach State, the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, and Fresno State University in his college career, compiling a 729–201 career coaching record. He led four of his UNLV teams to the Final Four, winning an NCAA Championship in 1990.